Jon Huntsman is--and please, take this lightly--my favorite Republican presidential candidate so far. This is saying very little. After watching about twenty minutes of CNN's recent Republican Presidential Debate (before growing disgusted and turning it off), I realized quite quickly that I really, really disliked every single person on that stage. Michelle Bachman seemingly thought she was at a Tea Party Rally, Santorum and Pawlenty felt the need to remind voters of all the currently insignificant things they did years ago, Ron Paul isn't worth mentioning, Gingrich is irrelevant, and Mitt Romney just flashed that winning smile of his (and even decided to break out a tie from the old collection).
Jon Huntsman has, at least, some history of bipartisanship (which is only one reason why he probably won't win the Republican nomination). He worked well with President Obama as ambassador to China, briefly considered a health care mandate in his state of Utah, and even admits that Global Warming is real! This being said, I still disagree with his economic policy and his conservative stances on abortion and gun rights. All I'm saying is that, if the next president is a Republican, maybe this guy would be the lesser of eight evils.
As a liberal, I'm not rooting for Hunstman, however. His somewhat moderate past could draw support from independents whom a farther right candidate would push towards voting for President Obama. My dream Republican nominee would have to be either Michelle Bachmann or a resurgent Sarah Palin--I'm not holding my breath, however. In any case, my ideal president for 2012 is a reelected Barack Obama.
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